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This was supposed to be a day of celebration for Wolves as they marked the 130th anniversary of their first match here. Instead it turned into an embarrassment for the hosts, as thoughts of their rich history were blown away by signs of Chelsea’s bright future. Three of the young English talents introduced by Frank Lampard stole the show for the...

Neymar says he understands why he was booed by his own supporters – even after scoring a spectacular winner on his Paris St Germain return. The Brazilian returned to the PSG side for the first time this season after his very public desire to move back to Barcelona over the summer eventually came to nothing. Thomas Tuchel put Neymar straight back in...

PARIS – Neymar scored a spectacular last-gasp goal for Paris St Germain that was greeted with more cheers than boos in a 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Racing Strasbourg on Saturday on his first appearance of the season following a failed transfer to Barcelona. The Brazil forward found the back of the net with a bicycle kick two minutes into stoppage time,...

TEHRAN - An Iranian football fan who set herself ablaze and died after being arrested for trying to enter a stadium had "confessed her mistake" when she was questioned, the judiciary said Saturday. Sahar Khodayari, dubbed "blue girl" because of the colours of the team she supported, Esteghlal FC, was reportedly detained when she tried to enter a...

Neymar has been warned to expect a rough reception from the Paris Saint-Germain ultras on Saturday after they claimed he has "humiliated" their club. The Brazil international joined PSG from Barcelona in a world-record €222million move two years ago and, although he has generally performed well for the French champions when...

Frank Lampard played under Jose Mourinho during his two managerial spells at Chelsea (Picture: Getty) Jose Mourinho has warned Frank Lampard he must ‘grow up with the level of experiences’ in a bid to kick-start his Chelsea managerial career. The club’s record goalscorer replaced Maurizio Sarri in the summer despite only one season under his belt...

ActorFelicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for her part in America’s largest college admissions cheating case, in which wealthy parents have been accused in a widespread conspiracy to cheat and game the US university entrance system. In addition to the prison time, she was sentenced to 250 hours of community service,...

(CNN)The 2019 Hong KongTennisOpen (HKTO) has been postponed after organizers claimed they would be unable to guarantee "a smooth running of the tournament" amid ongoing protests in the city. Hong Kong has been disrupted for almost 15 weeks by increasingly violent demonstrations, which were initially sparked by an extradition bill. The bill, which...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's founder Robert Mugabe will be buried at a national shrine in Harare on Sunday, the Mugabe family spokesman said on Friday, contradicting comments a day earlier which suggested the family was resisting the government's...

Several people were injured in a stampede when thousands of Zimbabweans tried to view the body of Robert Mugabe as the country mourned its founding father. The former leader will lie in state at the Rufaro Stadium in the capital’s poor Mbare until he is buried at the weekend. It was confirmed on Thursday that Mr Mugabe will not be given a state...

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of people belted out a new protest song at Hong Kong’s shopping malls for a fourth straight night Thursday, the latest act of resistance highlighting the creativity of demonstrators in their months-long fight for democratic freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Activists and ordinary citizens,...

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has announced a shock comeback to tennis at the age of 36. It will be a third playing career for the popular Belgian who initially retired in 2007, returning two years later following the birth of her first child and winning three grand slam titles before hanging up her racket again in 2012. 👏🎾 When Kim...

London (CNN)A pair of skydivers narrowly avoided colliding with two US fighter planes traveling at almost 350mph over the UK, a report has revealed. The parachutists, who have not been identified, were in free fall at around 120mph when the two F15 jets passed beneath them on April 17. The near miss -- or "airprox" as it is officially referred to...

Lionel Messi told a Spanish newspaper he wanted Neymar to return to Barcelona this summer, calling the Brazilian "one of the best players in the world". The most protracted transfer story over the summer was the proposal by Barcelona to bring Neymar back to Camp Nou two years after leaving the club for Paris Saint-Germain for a world...